To dock or not to dock???

[cricket4679]

thanks for the photos they are hard to find. I have a yorkie with a docked tail. I think all dogs should have there tails the way they were created. : )

My next yorkie with have a whole tail not just half of one!!

[Doodlebug]

I think the little nubby tails are adorable but if I had a choice I would never have gotten Daisy's tail docked. Teddy Bear is a Yorkie mix and he has a full tail with long blond hair that looks like the Yorkie tail. He is 4 years old and has never had a problem with his tail breaking. We are always cautious handling him with his long tail. He is a happy boy and is always wagging his tail. Daisy doesn't wag her little nubby tail near as much as Teddy wags his and I have always thought that she is aware of her tail being gone. I know it sounds crazy but Daisy is very smart and doesn't miss a thing.

I used to have a Schnauzer that I adopted from a rescue and his ears were not cropped. They were folded over and were SO cute. I always thought he was so much cuter than the ones with cropped ears. His tail was docked though but I had not control over that.

[Thorsmomma]

Originally Posted by kezza

http://www.advocatesforanimals.org/p...prohibited.pdf

Very interesting. THanks for sharing this webpage.

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by kezza

You say that tails should be docked to prevent injury later in life..most dogs go through life without tail injury..legs can be broken later in life too but we are not amputating them in case of injury..wild dogs, foxes, wolves are canine and go through life perfectly well with an intact tail.

Two out of my 3 dogs have their tails and both have had injuries to their tails (Maltese and Chihuahua). Codie's tail is broken in the middle and it can't be fixed. Cali's tail was also injured -- not broken but serious swelling due to her falling off my leg (I was sitting on the floor) and she fell on her tail the "wrong" way. Also, when I brought Codie to the vet for him to examine his tail, he said he gets a lot of small dogs in with broken tails. I didn't ask him this outright -- he said it conversationally.

Also, one of my Chihauhua's littermates had to have her tail docked because it was so badly broken.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

Two out of my 3 dogs have their tails and both have had injuries to their tails (Maltese and Chihuahua). Codie's tail is broken in the middle and it can't be fixed. Cali's tail was also injured -- not broken but serious swelling due to her falling off my leg (I was sitting on the floor) and she fell on her tail the "wrong" way. Also, when I brought Codie to the vet for him to examine his tail, he said he gets a lot of small dogs in with broken tails. I didn't ask him this outright -- he said it conversationally.

Also, one of my Chihauhua's littermates had to have her tail docked because it was so badly broken.

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

[Rosendo]

Originally Posted by dawglvr4life

Anyone ever see a Yorkie with its full tail? Do they have to be docked? Is there a site to see pics of YT's with tails?

She's having puppies soon what should i watch out for?

[Rosendo]

Originally Posted by Rosendo

She's having puppies soon what should i watch out for?

This is her second time the last time her cacium got very low and she had a high fever i almost lost her know it's too late what are things i should do?